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Grade
Category:
7-9
Team Size:
1
Subject Area:
Biology
Project Type:
Experimental
Language:
English
Summary:
In
this project, I tested the effects of salt on canola and its transgenic lines. I
proved my hypothesis that with more salt, the seed germination and plant growth
would become inhibited and the transgenic lines would do better under salt
stress conditions, implying the usefulness of biotechnology in fighting
salt stress.
Software Tools:
Microsoft
Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft FrontPage
Hardware Tools:
Digital Camera
Computer
Source of Idea:
I have
always been interested in plants
and I heard that salt has a negative effect on plants so I decided to test how
salt effects canola, which is important to Canada. I also decided to use
transgenic lines (GMOs) because biotechnology is a new thing and I wanted to see
if it helps in salt tolerance.
Awards:
This
project won at the Saskatoon Regional Science Fair for the best Junior
Life Sciences Award, Agriculture in the Classroom Prize and a
travel award to Vancouver to attend the
Canadian-Wide Science Fair in May. Stay tuned for the results at CWSF.
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